by Michael Willoughby “In mid-February, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) expects to publish proposals on the accepted means of compliance for new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft aiming for type certification […]
By Michael Doran On 1 October 2019, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it had approved a Part 135 Operating Certificate for UPS Flight Forward, a subsidiary of United Parcel Service of America. […]
NASA has launched its solicitation for companies to join its Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Grand Challenge. According to a NASA press release: “The Grand Challenge aims to improve UAM safety and accelerate scalability through integrated demonstrations by hosting […]
by Michael Willoughby Drones may soon carry electronic licence plates, thanks to new guidelines for a remote ID system for unmanned aircraft recently submitted for approval, according to tech site, IEEE Spectrum. A new standard, […]
Germany is planning a new drone detection system – an 11-mile exclusion-zone – around airports, reports German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung and the UK’s Daily Mail. The exclusion area would extend up to 1,300m above airports and seek to […]
by Michael Willoughby NASA has announced a competition for UAV developers with entry between September 1 and November 1. During the SAND Challenge, contestants will compete with autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles. The proposed challenge is […]
A group of 19 companies has met to define areas for industry standardisation in the area of electrified propulsion. Businesses, including airframers, engine manufacturers and system suppliers are set to work towards creating so-called WG-113 […]
The first mayor in America to oversee the unmanned and autonomous deployment of aerial commercial drones over an urban area steered a resolution calling for sweeping improvements to data security and infrastructure through the U.S. […]
On 2 July 2019, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) released its final Special Condition rule, the foundation stone to enabling the safe operation of hybrid and electrical vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. […]
The US National Air Transportation Association (NATA) released a whitepaper titled “Urban Air Mobility: Considerations for Vertiport Operation.” According to NATA: “The whitepaper reviews the applicability of existing federal regulations and industry standards to specific […]
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